Ravi Shastri brushes aside his criticism for an event organized for the release of his book Star Gazing: The Players in My Life Several members of the Indian cricket team’s support staff have tested positive in London. coronavirus. This eventually led to the cancellation of the fifth and final Test of the five-match series between India and England.
Shastri himself was the first person to test positive for the virus, while India’s bowling coach Bharat Arun, fielding coach R Sridhar and physiotherapist Dr Nitin Patel had to isolate due to their close contact since the fourth day of the fourth Test played at the Oval. .
“The whole country [United Kingdom] is open. Anything could have happened from Test One,” Shastri told Mid-Day in an interview.
India were leading the series 2–1, with Manchester’s Old Trafford set to host the final. However, hours before the toss, separate media statements by BCCI and ECB said that the competition has been canceled due to the outbreak of COVID in the Indian camp.
The 59-year-old Shastri is not worried about the controversy and instead decided to highlight the performance of the Indian cricket team in England.
“It has been the best summer of cricket that England has definitely seen from an Indian cricket team in a long time. It’s time for covid, though terrifying summer. The boys were brilliant on either side of the Thames,” said Shastri.
He praised India for giving a memorable performance in the restrictive COVID environment.
“No team played in the time of Kovid, as the Indian team did in Australia and England. Just ask the experts here. Nothing has given me more satisfaction than a job in the game and as you know, I have been around for a while,” said Shastri.
Meanwhile, Indian cricketers have started leaving the UK for the UAE where they will take part in the second leg of IPL 2021.
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